Starting and generator driving mechanism for engines



Dc. 28, 1948. R. s. KIDD 2,457,311

STARTING AND GENERATOR-DRIVING MECHANISM FOR ENGINES Filed Jan. 19 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet l cc. 2, 1948. R. s. KIDD 2,457,311

' STARTING AND GENERATOR-DRIVING MECHANISM FOR ENGINES Filed Jan. 19, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2' Patented Dec. 28, 1948 U v I 1 245153;; 131

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propelled ariitqty .bplts wit.which',-Lea'xt;encl.through if flange-e, hubi portion v13, propeller. 1d andiclampi'ng plate Ye This: innit ,alsoccomprises .1a-..gear:whee1 r .r bodyt l," rea ward l ytw ofhset from. hub. portion; 8

The inventionsrelateseto drinesiorgngines q The objects of the invention: are to providerat. simple unitrwhichrisr adapted to -be.- demonntably, A N

starters and-generator app giedpto anengi ne'andean;,aireraft propeller and integrallyioinedrtliereto:by an annnlarwconi-m I andnineludesga starter-gear and a-generator drives: cal pol tical-land agearmring flr.ofi wearrmetal,

wheel; equipment of this character whichis adapted i130 be installedron the;engine andrthe propellet; equipment of;this-character--which;is demountablefromthe engine and does not: requir anyzdisassembling of the engine iwhen repair or replacement :of the equipment-is- -desired -a. si-m-lz ple linitiwhich:comprisesa=combined starterrgear and aigenerator-drive-wheel which-maybe readi- 1y appli d ;to% the. propeller: and; engine; shatter- 1 conventional. construction;:,:-and;-.;a'- light-weigh unitiwhichvcan-abe; secured in the available spac between an aircraftr-propelkr anctithe engine, and- :ethelvi obj eots whiohewill tappeam from the; .2: detailed/ description/in;1;. 3 it 9' The invention consistscin the several ;teatm'e s=-;---; hereinafter: :set-wforthi and-(more particularlyide finedflbyzclaims;atxtherconclusiona-hereofem The invention QOI'ISiStSiEiD. drawingszerir v 1 FigcnZ-l is afrontw e1evation withthe:,;propel-ler; r25 removeiduax I Fig'z2iisi plamofaan engineequ-ipped-iwiththe improvedrzstartervand electric generator rdriveam; the propeller-ibeing;:shown insectiomw.

FigriBris-a transverse section takennon:1inet'3; 3--39 shrunkton otherwise suitably, joined .tolthe. rim. of/r gean body v;,1, andta generatoredrive gwheelA2, rearwardly off-set fromsand.joined-to] geambody A b t-an .integral cylindricaltportion 14. The =sefiring L f theJhubI-bOdy. ll between flange c,. and-..

c theprqpellenandarearward .offesettingigearrbody. I and wheel make it-t-pq ssible to install-athestart er-gearv and, generator driiteewheel in the l t spaceiavail-able tor .withouttincreasing the 1 space. between the nose oi the enginefieasing and the propelleim. \The; rea awardly .ofi-set-portion of: the unit I extendslaroundethe --nose of the, casing :"Bri'ld, the pertion of; the shaftebetween the casing-and. M the fiange; ,andaprov-idestsuflicient clearance "for i thetopenation ';of. the; unit. .rThe-clampingtofy the, huhnpor-tiomll ofrthetunitr-makesdt possible to in-;-. e stalt:tl3e.Amity-miv theu shaftawithout removing the. shaft frnqmtheengine or takingapart the engine v casing v i v Fonassemblingr=,the starter-gearr-and :genera.- tor-tdrtvemheelmnit .withtshaf-tre'andthe engine, q thepropellereis.removed from saideshaitrandathe unit is slipped-rover theh-fron't-end' of shaft]; .with: 1 1 the,-.baokviace=-ef hub r qaortiondlragainst fiangetc; on the rc-rank :shaftwThe ipropellerzzis then ace-'21- placed onzshatt bx-andf bolts-if.areepassed through 2 flange: 63111912); portion iaepropeller d: and-clamping plate e, whereupon the unit will be operatively za related torthe engine, endithe combined gear? and? wheehwilhbe Lcoaxiallyzandidemountably seonred :4 is'aa'i longitndinal'zssectiontaken :onfline; 2 f Right the: enginabeing shotvmin .eleva-i g;l=5ris:a:detai1ro the: dericeifori movablyisup porting the electricsigeneratorstzonetheszengine casinguir V The invention is exemplified with an internal combustion engine a-of the opposed cylinder type which" maybe of; conventional. or, usualiconstruc- 40 tion, and includes a crank-shaft b,v;the-front end, "1-; of which projectsfromthe noseof the engine casing and is" provided wan -an integral'flange c; a propeller d which is driven by the crankmr shaftqb'; a front plate or-clampmg flangee fe om e5 shaft-4b; andpzbolts 1 which are adapted to securetr the propeller to the... fiang e. 0., The front end of the shaft b fits into'ws'ocketfiorin'ed in the propeller.

lei-starter gear andgener atoni'drivei-wheeleairer combined in a unit which is adapted to be installed on the shaft b. This unit comprises a fiat hub-portion 8 which has an opening to receive the front end of shaft and is adapted to be inserted and clamped between flange c and the H pad. The starter extends longitudinallynhf', rand is positioned beneath and at one side of, theiierL-ji gine uasingniwhereait iszeasily iaccess'ibleaforr 'in-A. stallation, replacement or repair. This exemplifies a starter which is adapted to drive the starter gear H which is demountably secured on the crank-shaft 12 between the propeller and the engine-casing. V

3 An electric generator 2|, operable from wheel [2 and of conventional construction, is demountably and adjustably supported below and at the one side of engine-casing. The casing of the generator is provided with lugs 22 which are connected by bolts 23 to a plate or bracket 24 which is secured by screws 25 to aiweba -iz'bn the 'engine-casing. Thegenerator 2| is "supported by a link 26 for pivotal adjustment around bolts 23. The upper end of link 26 is pivoted at 21 to the from the starter, the unit "including a wheel for engine-casing and its lower end isconnected to a lug 28 on the generator-casing by a bolt '29whichv extends through a slot 30' in the link. A beltpulley 32 is secured to the generator shaft andvis provided with a V-groove 33. AV b'elt 34fits' in the grooves of the generator-drive wheel l2 and the pulley 32 on the generator iih'aft By a'djus'te driving the generator and a gear engageable by the'=starter,'said gear and wheel being both coaxial with the shaft and disposed between the vi propeller and the engine casing.

2,, The combination with an engine including a.

'- jcasing' and a power output shaft; a propeller fixment of the generator in slot of link 29, the generator may be set to keep the belt 34 taut of" in driving relation. with sheaves or wheels 12 and mountable from the engine adjusjtable 'rto keep the driving belt taut; andmay-bereadily installed on and removedfro'm' the"engiiiefor repair or replacement, which is drivenby the-sheave I 2 which is demountably secured on fthecrank-shaft;of theengine between afian'ge" on sai'dshait and the propeller, andwhich, includes aring' combined'with-thestarter-gear ll. I In aircraft- 0f some ty siltis desirable to vide an engine and propeller"whiclnma'y erev i i ex s,

equipped with a starter "arid generator drive at the option of the purchaser-orwhichmay beinstalled on an engine and propeller ofconventional construction. 'l heinventionprovides aunit c'om prising a starter-gear, and generator drive wheel I which may be appliedto theengirie without substantial change or witho'iit' dismantling the "engine. The pad 18 on the engine" casing provides a mounting place for the starter, and the plate'or' bracket 24; for supporting trie" generator, 'n'iay' be:

readily added thereto, it being only necessaryft): 1

remove the propeller'd from shaft band secure thebff -set hub portion'li'of' the etarter-g ar 'anu v: enerator-drive wheel unit in its operative posi-- tion between the propeller and the nose of the engine and to secure tl'i'e starter infplace"on" pad 48 by bolt'l9 andtlie generator Zt biithe errgine casing by means of bracket-24 and link 26,

all of ybedonewithdutdismantling the T n h i v m Said said wheel and body being b t I axial with the shaft and posed between the engine. i I

The'invention-exemplifies 'a starter gear and generator drive-wheel 'unit' which is 'demountably secured to the crank-shaft and in the available space between the propeller ahdathe frontend of the engine. The combining of thestartei' gear I and generator drive-Wheel into a" unit-simplifies their installation and removal, andsrequires no substantial changes in thefconstruction of the en'-' gine, propeller and crank-shafti The invention is not to be under'stood as name to the details described since-these maybe-modified within the scope ofth'e appended claims;

without departing the invention;

I-claim:

fromi the'spiriti'and scope of 1. The combination withan engineineluding Name a 2,186,290 Gordon "et al 'Jan. 9, 1940 2,310,081 Hil1 j Feb, 2,1943

FORElGNPATENTS 4 Number Country Date edly'mou'n'ted on the outer end of said shaft; an

engine starter mounted on the casing; an electric generator movably mounted on the casing: ofa combined demountable unit secured to rotate with the shaft and the propeller, for driving the generator from the engine and driving the engine froni'thes'tarter, the'u'nit includinga wheel for driving the generator and a gear engageable by the'starterfsaid gear andwheel being both coaxial witnthe shaft and disposed between the propeller and the engine casing, said wheel extendingaround an end-portion of the engine casing. 7

3. The combination with an' -engine including a casing and a power output shaft; apropeller fixedly mounted on the outer end of said shaft; an engine starter-;mounted on 'thecasing; an electric generator movably mounted on the casing: of a combined demounta-ble unit secured to retate With the shaft and the propeller, for driving the generator irom the engine and driving the engine from th'estarter, the unit being secured to the shaft and propeller, a gear having a body and a wheel for driving the generator integral with saidhub', said wheel and body being both coaxial with the shaft and disposed between the propeller and the engine casing.

4. The combination with an engine including a a casing and a-power output shaft; a propeller fixedly mounted 'on the'outerend of said shaft; an"

engine starter mou'nted on the casing; an electric generator movably mounted on the casing? of acombined demountable unit secured to ro-' tate' with the shaft and the propeller, for driving the generator from the engine and driving the engine from the starter, the unit including I a single hub secured to the shaft and propeller,

a gear-having a body integral with'the hub and a wheel for driving the generator integral with propeller and the engine casing.

ROBERT S. KIDD.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Date 597,815 France Sept, 11, 1925 

